Italian Birds of Passage: The Diaspora of Neapolitan Musicians in New York - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Simona FrascaSeries:Italian and Italian American StudiesTheme:Aspects (Academic)/Historical, Chronological Period/19th Century, Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/ItalyPublish date:9/16/2014Pages:263
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781137322418ISBN-10:1137322411UPC:9781137322418Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Popular Culture, United StatesBook Topic:Italy, 19th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SCF9J70KNX
This book reviews the period from the unification of Italy to the fascist era through significant Neapolitan performers such as Gilda Mignonette and Enrico Caruso. It traces the transformation of a popular tradition written in dialect into a popular tradition, written in Italian, that contributed to the production of "American" identity.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781137322418ISBN-10:1137322411UPC:9781137322418Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Popular Culture, United StatesBook Topic:Italy, 19th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SCF9J70KNX
Simona Frasca is a lecturer on early sound reproduction and Italian migration, and a freelance music journalist. She hold a doctorate in History and Analysis of Musical Culture from La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, and is the author of Norah Jones, Piano Girl (2004).
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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2014 Edition
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